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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Sept 27, 2016 19:55:03 GMT -5
Actually after communicating with Mr Bruno, he says that even though he isn't privy to the FBI investigation, he does know that whatever information they received, it isn't that he is dead. Law enforcement still believe he is alive, or at was alive in recent time. Of course what we don't know is how many years old this information is. I guess there must be a reason they finally added him to the Top 10? Well Eal I must say Bishop is wanted out of my area but according so local news sources The reason Bishop was added was because in the spring of 2013 The Montgomery County sheriffs office, The FBI Baltimore and The State Department launched a join effort dedicated to locating Bishop and bring him in. They pulled out all the stops and when a slot opened up in April 2014 they decided to add him as the FBI was also a part of the effort to bring Bishop in. He is a Huge risk because we really don't know if he's still alive, but law enforcement thinks he is likely alive or was alive in the recent years before his addition. Honestly I'm willing to keep this going for another 4-9 years before removing him. I'd be happy if they take Bishop Dead or Alive, either way we can have some closure at least. Now I do criticize the addition somewhat as he shouldn't have been added in 2014 but rather sometime in 1976-1979, at the latest maybe 1990-95 |
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Nov 3, 2016 8:16:44 GMT -5
I'm making Bishop my case of the week because every November I focus more on Bishops case extensively. I really want to close Montgomery County's coldest case. I have been giving Wanted posters to a couple favorite teachers and friends in an effort to spread the word on Bishop and his crime.
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Post by eal22 on Nov 4, 2016 13:14:57 GMT -5
The more I think about this case, which is a lot, the more I wonder if he has been dead for quite some time. Maybe he really did just end it all in the North Carolina forest?
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Post by Scumhunter on Nov 4, 2016 23:18:14 GMT -5
I think a huge reason people feel Bishop may still be alive or at least was alive for years after the homicides was because of how intelligent he was.
However, his life he seemed to feel was over when he lost out at promotion and sometimes intelligence breeds insanity. Perhaps he committed suicide and his body was never found.
One argument against that would be the diary found where he talks about feeling free and wanting to have a new life or something to that effect (forgot what the exact words are.) Then there's the rumors on The Hunt that he may have wanted to hire a hitman to kill his family and many people feel this was a build-up and Bishop simply didn't snap. A planned murder usually means a plan afterwards as well.
It is also of course possible he somehow died in the elements, although with his intelligence and job training you'd think he'd be somewhat equipped to be a survivalist.
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Post by eal22 on Nov 5, 2016 10:23:26 GMT -5
What doesn't make sense is why did he set fire to the bodies? He could have just buried them int he woods somewhere and they may never have been found. Lighting the fire ensured they would be found which could indicate he wanted the world to know about his crime. Not necessarily the actions of someone wanting to start a new life and not be caught.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Nov 5, 2016 13:36:12 GMT -5
What doesn't make sense is why did he set fire to the bodies? He could have just buried them int he woods somewhere and they may never have been found. Lighting the fire ensured they would be found which could indicate he wanted the world to know about his crime. Not necessarily the actions of someone wanting to start a new life and not be caught. Bishop wanted the bodies discovered according to detectives and its been said on The Hunt. Also I found an artist rendition on YouTube on Bishop. youtu.be/Nr0H693gvmA |
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Post by HeadMarshal on Nov 5, 2016 17:56:39 GMT -5
I haven't weighed my opinion too much regarding this case, but here are my updated thoughts.
William Bradford Bishop still needs to be investigated by law enforcement since we still need answers and justice. It's pretty much agreed on that in the late 1970s, not much attention was given to Bishop since the FBI was focusing on domestic terrorism at the time. That may have allowed Bishop to remain on the run this long.
Bishop was first aired on AMW in 1991 based on what I have heard, and was aired on and off over the years. There was nothing wrong with that as during the 1990s, AMW aired numerous cold case fugitives and caught some of them. Putting him on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List in 2014 is something I still question. It's not that he doesn't deserve to be on the list, but does the FBI have any actual evidence on his recent whereabouts and proof that he is still alive? Based on the explanation, it sounds like they went to the drawing board and put him on there as a last-ditch effort. I hope to be honest they don't do it again with a similar fugitive on the run as long as that's not what the FBI's Most Wanted List is best designed for.
My main conclusion is that if we don't get any answers or even an update on Bishop in a few years, the FBI will remove him.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Nov 5, 2016 18:06:56 GMT -5
I haven't weighed my opinion too much regarding this case, but here are my updated thoughts. William Bradford Bishop still needs to be investigated by law enforcement since we still need answers and justice. It's pretty much agreed on that in the late 1970s, not much attention was given to Bishop since the FBI was focusing on domestic terrorism at the time. That may have allowed Bishop to remain on the run this long. Bishop was first aired on AMW in 1991 based on what I have heard, and was aired on and off over the years. There was nothing wrong with that as during the 1990s, AMW aired numerous cold case fugitives and caught some of them. Putting him on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List in 2014 is something I still question. It's not that he doesn't deserve to be on the list, but does the FBI have any actual evidence on his recent whereabouts and proof that he is still alive? Based on the explanation, it sounds like they went to the drawing board and put him on there as a last-ditch effort. I hope to be honest they don't do it again with a similar fugitive on the run as long as that's not what the FBI's Most Wanted List is best designed for. My main conclusion is that if we don't get any answers or even an update on Bishop in a few years, the FBI will remove him. I agree on a lot of what you said HeadMarshal...I must point out that in the same year he was aired on Unsolved Mysteries too.... The Montgomery County Sheriffs office, the state department and the FBI formed a task force in 2013 to try an apprehend Bishop and get answers. When they added him to the FBI ten most wanted list it was only 2 weeks prior from when they added and nabbed Juan Elias Garcia. Clearly the local stations here stated that the authorities are going on the assumption that he's alive and using resources that would have been helpful in 1976 that existed in 2014 like 24/7 media such as CNN, social media and the internet. Personally I would keep this case going until we can't anymore which would be once Bishop turns somewhere around 87-92 years old and remove him, I'm willing to go the distance, I'll take Bradford Bishop dead or alive and that's the same thing Montgomery County police said when they added him according to Fox 5, but either way I'd be fine with either outcome but I agree time is against us in this case because he was added a bit late (I would say better late then never, but I can't say that in this case). |
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Post by Scumhunter on Nov 5, 2016 18:50:17 GMT -5
What doesn't make sense is why did he set fire to the bodies? He could have just buried them int he woods somewhere and they may never have been found. Lighting the fire ensured they would be found which could indicate he wanted the world to know about his crime. Not necessarily the actions of someone wanting to start a new life and not be caught. Fair point. It would be incredibly cocky and arrogant since it's essentially bragging "hey, I just killed my family and set them on fire, come and get me." and thinking he'd have enough time to escape. The only other reasonable explanation would be him setting fire to them was some sort of symbolic gesture for him to move on and/or he wanted to get rid of any evidence of them completely and assumed he was deep enough in the woods no one would notice. |
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Post by Scumhunter on Nov 5, 2016 18:54:03 GMT -5
I haven't weighed my opinion too much regarding this case, but here are my updated thoughts. William Bradford Bishop still needs to be investigated by law enforcement since we still need answers and justice. It's pretty much agreed on that in the late 1970s, not much attention was given to Bishop since the FBI was focusing on domestic terrorism at the time. That may have allowed Bishop to remain on the run this long. Bishop was first aired on AMW in 1991 based on what I have heard, and was aired on and off over the years. There was nothing wrong with that as during the 1990s, AMW aired numerous cold case fugitives and caught some of them. Putting him on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List in 2014 is something I still question. It's not that he doesn't deserve to be on the list, but does the FBI have any actual evidence on his recent whereabouts and proof that he is still alive? Based on the explanation, it sounds like they went to the drawing board and put him on there as a last-ditch effort. I hope to be honest they don't do it again with a similar fugitive on the run as long as that's not what the FBI's Most Wanted List is best designed for. My main conclusion is that if we don't get any answers or even an update on Bishop in a few years, the FBI will remove him. I hate to say it but I am in agreement with HeadMarshal on this. Nearly all the additions under James Comey, political controversies aside, have been excellent choices since he became director, but Bishop may end up being to him what Semion Mogilevich was to Robert Mueller which was the one bad choice. Yes, Bishop allegedly killed his family and as terrible as it is, it happened in 1976. Let's assume for argument's sake, Bishop is still alive. He's probably in some senior citizen community or living quietly in Europe and at his age is likely no longer a threat to anybody. It doesn't mean he doesn't deserve to be caught or found dead, but that there are much more dangerous recent fugitives that are more of a danger to the public that could use the list's resources. Even James Bruno is starting to suggest perhaps the FBI should throw in the towel, and it's a case he obviously takes very personally. |
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Nov 5, 2016 19:22:42 GMT -5
To say the least I'm on both sides of the isle, I want Bishop to stay on but also I want to throw in the towel because it seems it's a bit too late, but I hope he can actually be found whether he's a top tenner or not.
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Post by eal22 on Nov 5, 2016 19:55:52 GMT -5
My understanding is that the FBI did receive some information that suggested Bishop was still alive and likely in the USA, but I have no idea what that information is nor how credible. That being said I don't get the feeling this is a case they are privately making a lot of progress on, I think it is very much a cold case.
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Post by Scumhunter on Nov 5, 2016 20:38:00 GMT -5
I want to stress to clarify I point I made earlier that it may be time for the FBI to throw in the towel in regards to having him on the top 10 list, not as far as catching him and/or confirming his death. They can still go after Bishop and/or try to find out happened to him while not having him on the list when more recent dangerous fugitives are at large.
As stated, there's really nothing we know about to credibly say he may be alive and in the U.S.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Nov 5, 2016 21:12:57 GMT -5
They did say Bishop was possibly in California since he was born there or the American southwest just a week after he was added.
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Post by Scumhunter on Nov 5, 2016 21:14:56 GMT -5
Yeah but they were just throwing out possibilities and saying he had connections to California. There was no definition information, at least not released to the public, that there were serious signs he was there.
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